Moving to Saudi Arabia with family: Salaries, housing, schooling issues to know
Saudi Arabia lags behind Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates as a desirable destination for expats, according to an HSBC ranking. But Saudi Arabia is taking many measures to attract foreign investment and workers.
China to ease visa, entry policies
Visa-free policies will be resumed for entry to the southern island province of Hainan and cruise tour groups at Shanghai ports, Xinhua news agency quoted the Administration as saying.
Legislation introduced in US Senate to reform and stop abuse of H-1B visa system
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
H-1B denial rates decline: USCIS data
Legal challenges forced US lawmakers to reverse restrictive immigration policies leading to a sharp decline in visa denial rates for initial employment, or new H-1B visas, to7.1% in the first six months of fiscal 2021 compared to 28.6 per cent in the corresponding period of the last year, according to a study by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP).
Odisha artist Mona Biswarupa Mohanty gets UAE's golden visa
Mohanty is the first Odia artist to receive the UAE's golden visa, according to a statement. Mohanty has been living in Dubai since 2007, worked in the academic field and in the design industry for about eight years. She is a self-employed art practitioner registered with the Dubai Economic Department.
Scramble leads to glitches as US student visa processing resumes for this fall
The huge backlog of visa applicants who have to join US colleges this fall led to glitches on the embassy portal as it resumed processing student visas in India from Monday.
Indian students struggle to book US visa appointments
A Delhi-based student, who is enrolled at the University of Arizona in the US, said she was logged out soon after selecting her appointment and was unable to reconnect throughout the day.
Expert Talk: All questions about your US student visa, answered
To be eligible to enter the U.S. in initial status, the student’s program of study must be a hybrid program with some in-person learning requirement. Students who are already in the U.S. in F-1 status may remain in the country even if their program is fully online.
India-UK to boost work visas for Indian nationals, enhance migration cooperation
Home Secretary Priti Patel and Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar signed the 'Migration and Mobility Partnership', which aims to make it easier for British and Indian nationals to live and work in each other's countries, whilst also enhancing cooperation on combatting immigration crime and fraud.
The US will continue with its 2020 student immigration policies. Here's what that means for you
New or Initial F and M students who were not previously enrolled in a program of study on March 9, 2020, will not be able to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant student for the 2021-22 academic year if their course of study is 100 percent online.
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India engaged with US on extension of H-1B ban: Ministry of External Affairs
Last month, outgoing US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation where he extended the restrictions entry of immigrants and non-immigrants in the country, including H-1B visas used by Indian nationals, citing the devastating impact of Covid-19 in the labour market.
Over 8,00,000 Indian nationals in green card backlog in US
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Canada visa application centres to accept biometric enrolments for select categories
Effective December 2, online applications for students and FCP can also enrol biometrics at the Canada Visa Applications Centres in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune from December 2.
Lawsuit now covers H-1B petitions for market research analyst positions filed by US businesses
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
New test for American citizenship test tougher, has a political tilt say immigration experts
The immigration agency states that the revised test includes more questions that test the applicant’s understanding of US history and civics, in line with the statutory requirements, and covers a variety of topics that provide the applicant with more opportunities to learn about the US as part of the test preparation process.
Silicon Valley looking forward for Joe Biden to reverse Donald Trump's immigration rules
The Trump administration had announced new immigration rules last month designed to make it more difficult for skilled workers to acquire visas. The rules tighten requirements for employers who hire workers on H-1B visas, which are set aside for skilled workers, particularly in the technology field.
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